NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

David W. Cheatham, OD

Optometrist · West Point, MS

David W. Cheatham, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in West Point, Mississippi, and NPI 1467423210, issued on Jan 30, 2006. Check the license (Mississippi 656, as entered in NPPES) with the Mississippi board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1467423210
Name
David W. Cheatham
Credential
OD
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
656 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
227 Commerce St, West Point, MS 39773
Phone
(662) 495-5984
Enumerated
Jan 30, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(662) 494-3805
Medicaid ID
00880152 MS
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20070831000368); may accept Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Southern College Of Optometry, 2000
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Mississippi board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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7.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024

2,149 Medicare Part D claims for 536 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 50% of claims.

  1. David Cheatham2,149
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost527 claims
  2. Dorzolamide-Timolol196 claims
  3. Prednisolone Acetate116 claims
  4. Brimonidine Tartrate106 claims
  5. Lumigan106 claims
  6. Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate105 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $608.45

30 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. David Cheatham$608.45
  2. Specialty average$769.99

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Cheatham Eye Care LLCWest Point, MS

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

David W. Cheatham among 412 optometrist records in Mississippi

David W. Cheatham, OD is one of 412 optometrist records with a practice address in Mississippi. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 5% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 61% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • Graduated2000 · median 2007 among the 310 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2010 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

4 optometrist records list a practice address in West Point

They are 4 of the 158 NPPES records with a practice address in West Point, and 412 optometrist records in Mississippi.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Madison McBride, ODWest Point, MS 397731831018530
  2. Stacie Moore, ODWest Point, MS 397731477662138
  3. Amanda Troupe, ODWest Point, MS 397731053688085
  4. Amy Crigler, O.D.Starkville, MS 397591659302735
  5. Anna Claire Dalrymple, ODStarkville, MS 397591154814432
  6. Reagan Ford, O.D.Starkville, MS 397591124048277
  7. Sarah Fratesi, O.D.Starkville, MS 397591013968965
  8. Christopher Herring, ODStarkville, MS 397591770005258

Common questions

What is David W. Cheatham, OD's NPI number?

David W. Cheatham, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1467423210, issued on Jan 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is David W. Cheatham, OD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 227 Commerce St, West Point, MS, 39773. Phone: (662) 495-5984. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify David W. Cheatham, OD's license?

NPPES lists Mississippi license number 656, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does David W. Cheatham, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, David W. Cheatham, OD had 2,149 Medicare Part D claims for 536 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is David W. Cheatham, OD's MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.